Cranberry Crack Pro-Con

Kimberly Martin -

Drizzled on meat, topped on a cheesecake, a filling for a cake, mixed into yogurt, and even plain by itself. Cranberry sauce is a delicious sauce used on and in numerous dishes that deliver flavor palates that explode on your tongue. Cranberry sauce is also a dish that can be used a few times in a year, whether that's Thanksgiving or Christmas. Another plus of cranberry sauce in foods is that with a plain-looking dish, adding a topping like cranberry sauce, it will enhance not only the taste but the beauty of the dish itself.

     Don’t get me wrong, there are things wrong with cranberry sauce, yes, but that doesn’t change how well the flavor matches with other dishes. Cranberries themself are very, very beneficial for a person! Cranberries are a good source of carbs and fiber; they contain 90% water and also provide vitamins and minerals such as C, E, K, and manganese. According to the tomahhealth.org website, it states that cranberries are “...high in antioxidants. A study found that among 20 fruits, cranberries have the highest levels of phenols, a type of antioxidant. Studies have shown that they may have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects.” It also states that they protect against liver disease, lower blood pressure, improve eyesight, and improve cardiovascular health! It is also known that cranberries reduce the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), especially in women and children. Cranberries are also known for supporting oral health by controlling harmful acids in the mouth. This means it can help prevent cavities, gum disease, and tooth decay, and may even help with oral cancer.

      When some people think of cranberry sauce being bad, they typically think of the high amounts of sugar in CANNED cranberry sauce. But a traditionally made sauce from fresh cranberries obviously has a better effect on our bodies.

 Sterling Robertson -

Cranberry sauce is straight nasty, and here is why. Cranberries are too tart for human consumption, and the sauce is too cold most of the time to really enjoy it. People who like cranberry sauce usually pick their nose and eat their boogers because eating cranberry sauce is like eating the boogers of Christmas dinner. Christmas dinner is not to be tainted by the likes of cranberry sauce, nor cranberry anything in general. The only exception I make with cranberries is cranberry juice, which is 12% sugar by weight. Another thing is the texture when you shake it out of the can, and it is just a straight tube of red nasties. I do not like it whatsoever.

     Along with the obvious reasons that cranberry sauce sucks, cranberry sauce stains absolutely everything it touches, including your taste buds. It is unbelievably overpowering in the taste department. Cranberry sauce from the can, which is what I have been referring to, is the nastiest thing to disgrace this earth. But even traditional cranberry sauce is straight-up blasphemy. Firstly, they never have enough sugar in it to make the cranberries taste just slightly better than the canned stuff, so they are always way too tart. They also never crush the cranberries enough to get the seeds in your teeth.

     Overall, cranberry sauce is absolutely terrible for you and your taste buds. Don't eat cranberry sauce.